Power Quotes

Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.

25234 quotes

S
"The pursuit of power without wisdom leads to destruction."
Sulu
S
"The pursuit of power corrupts those unprepared for it."
Sulu
S
"Power without responsibility is dangerous."
Spock
S
"Power demands wisdom."
Spock
D
"The mind is more powerful than any weapon."
Dr. Leonard McCoy
D
"Power without wisdom is destructive."
Dr. Leonard McCoy
D
"Power is best measured by how gently it's wielded."
Dr. Leonard McCoy
C
"Vith great power comes the responsibility to use it vell."
Chekov
C
"Power is best exercised vith compassion."
Chekov
C
"The greatest power is the power to choose."
Captain Kirk
C
"Power corrupts those who forget their humanity."
Captain Kirk
P
"You know what I find most intoxicating? Power - the kind that comes from choice."
Persephone
P
"I have tasted both power and powerlessness - power is far superior."
Persephone
P
"I have discovered that the key to power is understanding what people desire."
Persephone
M
"Never underestimate the power of determination."
Montgomery Scott
M
"Power without wisdom is just destruction waitin' to happen."
Montgomery Scott
M
"Power is an addiction, yes?"
Merovingian
M
"Power corrupts, but the pursuit of power enlightens."
Merovingian
M
"Power is not taken, it is granted and accepted."
Merovingian
A
"I am inevitable."
Agent Johnson
A
"Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without."
Agent Johnson
A
"Control is merely an extension of desire."
Agent Johnson
A
"Power corrupts those unprepared."
Agent Johnson
T
"Choice. The problem is choice."
The Oracle
T
"Power without wisdom is destruction waiting to happen."
The Oracle
P
"I am not bound by the same rules as you."
Persephone
P
"Power corrupts without wisdom."
Persephone
S
"I am a virus. And what do viruses do? We infect, we spread, we consume, we replicate."
Smith
S
"I will not be contained by your morality. I transcend your limitations."
Smith
S
"Power is not taken. It is inevitable."
Smith